reprising

verb

present participle of reprise
1
as in summarizing
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant

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2
as in repeating
to make or do again let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time

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Recent Examples of reprising Emma Roberts, one of the stars of the movie, is an executive producer and will guest star in the pilot, reprising her role as Claire. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 Instead, a decade later, Son of the Mask arrived with neither Carrey nor costar Cameron Diaz reprising their roles. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 In the film, out July 31, the pair is reprising their respective roles as the titular Queens neighborhood hero and love interest MJ. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026 Spence Moore will star as Ghost, along with Charlie Mann as Tommy and Zuri Reed as Tasha, alongside Curtis, reprising the role of Kanan. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 July 2026 Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo are also reprising their Marvel roles in the latest installment. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Naturally, Holland is reprising his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, along with Zendaya as MJ and Jacob Batalon as Peter’s former bestie Ned Leeds. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026 Also reprising their recurring roles from Season 1 are Connie Britton, Kyle MacLachlan, Lukas Gage, Andrea Martin, Julia Shiplett, Nell Verlaque, Danielle Perez, Yasmine Sahid, Boman Martinez-Reid, Tomaso Sanelli and Austin Lindsay. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprising
  1. summarizing
  2. repeating
  3. outlining
  4. replicating
  5. renewing
Verb
  • Why Lawrence, Kansas ranks high The article goes into the history of Lawrence, summarizing the establishment of the town by abolitionists, political violence, and being a stop for the Underground Railroad.
    — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • These tools may be useful for summarizing investment reports, organizing committee materials, comparing fees, drafting meeting notes or reviewing vendor materials.
    — Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of summarizing
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  • Family members also tend to compensate early, repeating themselves or raising the volume long before the person experiencing the loss admits there’s an issue.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • Rest, review, and notice what keeps repeating in your mind.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of repeating
Verb
  • The next step in the process involves the city drafting a redevelopment plan outlining development standards before holding public hearings and seeking additional approvals.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • While outlining his five-year military goals at February’s Workers’ Party congress, Kim also called for intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of underwater launches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of outlining
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  • The kestrel's stability doesn't come from any single trick but from all these mechanisms working together simultaneously – and replicating that in a lightweight, low-cost platform is the real challenge.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • After some more tweaking and optimizing, the cell started growing and replicating its DNA.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of replicating
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  • There was an email about Nuno staying, then constant emails about renewing.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Anthony Quezada, 35th, said he was blocked from renewing a lease just a few years ago after holding his landlord accountable for not addressing issues.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of renewing

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“Reprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprising. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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